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New Alien Planet
Recently, there was a new world discovered that is quite Earth-like. It is an exoplanet named OGLE-2016-BLG-1195Lb. This planet is about as massive as our earth, and orbits its start at around the same distance as earth orbits our sun, however, there is a major difference. The star that our new exoplanet orbits is tiny and […]
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Fermi Paradox
Named after Enrico Fermi, the Fermi paradox essentially asks the question: Where are the aliens? If you think about it, there are tons of stars in the galaxy. Billions that are similar to our sun! Many of these stars are older than our earth and most likely have some earth-like planets around them. Therefore, there […]
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SpaceX Makes History
On March 30th, 2017, SpaceX made history by successfully launching and landing a used rocket. The company created by Elon Musk used the Falcon 9 to to send a satellite into space and then landed in on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. This rocket was initially launched in April of 2016, and the launch […]
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Cherenkov Radiation
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Celestial Navigation: A Method of the Past?
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Juno Spacecraft
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Pluto: Planet or Dwarf Planet?
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